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CHAPTER TRENDS
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Edward I. Guttenplan, CPA, MBA, CGMA
Named President of NJCPA
Wilkin & Guttenplan Managing Shareholder Edward I.
Guttenplan, CPA, MBA, CGMA has been named pres-
ident of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA), and
began his one-year term on June 1, 2017.
As an NJCPA member, Ed has been involved with numer-
ous committees, including the Education Foundation,
Finance, Retirement Savings Plan, and Scholarship
Fund committees. He has also held positions on Student
Programs & Scholarships and Special Awards commit-
tees. He has received several organizational awards
including the Distinguished Service Merit Coin, the
2004/2005 Leadership Award, and the Diversity
& Inclusion Impact Award. Ed has also served terms
in each available board position of the Middlesex/
Somerset Chapter.
Ed is extremely active in his community and has served
on boards for multiple local organizations. His dedication
to professional associations has led to numerous awards
from the Community Association Institute, and culminated
in his induction into their Hall of Fame. n
Courtesy CAI-NJ.
Finally, One of Our Own Sets Sights on State
Assembly
Tom Giaimo, a community association practitioner for
over thirty years, is running for the New Jersey Assembly in
Legislative District 13. A native of New Jersey, and a proud
alum of Middletown, New Jersey public schools, Tom attend-
ed Dickinson College where
he graduated cum laude with a
degree in political science. In
1986, Tom established the law
firm of Giaimo & Associates,
LLC, which focuses on repre-
senting non-profit homeowner
and condominium associations
throughout the state. For thirty
years, Tom has zealously advo-
cated for New Jersey home-
owners at every level of gov-
ernment, including the federal,
state, county, and local levels, and their various agencies and
departments. Now, Tom looks forward to bringing his unique
perspective and talent to Trenton, where along with many
issues that he is passionate about, he will ensure that matters
within the community association industry are addressed and
improved.
For more information about Tom and his campaign,
please go to n